Brick truck or wagon.



No. 891,364. PATENTBD JUNE 23, 1908.

H. H. OBERLY. y BRIGKTRUGK- OR'WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2']| 1907.

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BRICK TRUCK 0R WAGON.'

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 27, 1907.

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PATENTED JUNE 23, 1908.

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` BRICK TRUCK OR WAGON.

Specification of Letters Patent. v

Patented June 23, 1908.

Application led August 27, 1907. Serial No. 390,289.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HOWARD HENEY OBERLY, citizen f the United States, resld- .ing at Wilmington, in the county of Newr castle and State of Delaware, have invented 'certain new-and useful Improvements in Brick Trucks or Wagons, of which the following is a specification.

' This invention relates to brick trucks or wagons, designed for the purpose of conveying brick, tiling or other materials from place to place and depositing them wherever reuired, and one of the principal objects of tie .invention is to provide a strong and durable two or four wheeled vehicle with a detachable bottom or floor for supporting a load of bricks or other material and for carrying it under the vehicle box to the lace where it may be desired to deposit the oad, when said bottom or lioor may be lowered to the ground and detached from the vehicle,

` and the vehicle may then pick up an empty floor or bottom, if any there be, and returned for another load.

The ordinary brick carts in present use in many places dump the bricks out of the rear end of the box, and in this way many bricks pre injured. and become practically worthess. 'l

By means of my invention the bricks or other materials may be placed upon a bottom or floor lying fiat upon the ground, and the truckmay then be run over said bottom or floor and by means of a hoisting mechanism on the truck said bottom or Hoor may be raised and lthe brick conveyed to the place of deposit, the bottom or floor detached and' the truck returned for 'another load. By the time the second load is delivered the bottom or floor at first deposited may have the bricks or materials removed therefrom and may then be carried back to the brick yard. Thus, ten or fifteen bottoms or floors can under ordinary circumstances be used to advantage. Under certain circumstances it is found desirable to first raise the floor or bottom before loading the vehicle, and either of the methods referred to may be utilized.

The objects and advantages referred to, and others, maybe attained bymeans of the construction shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a brick truck made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a to lan view of the same. 3 is a rear en e evation of the truck.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the bottom or floor with a load of bricks thereon.

Referring to the drawing for a more specific description of my invention, the numeral 1 designates the wheels, mounted u on spindles projecting laterally from the arc ed axle 2. The axle 2 hasv straight vertical members which 'are' connected at their upper portion by a cross-bar. While I have shown in the drawing a two wheeled cart or truck,

it will be understood that I may-use a four wheeled wagon with equal facility for my purpose.

A strong rectangular frame 3 is supported upon the axle 2 by means of the dlverging bars 4, bolted at 5 to the axle and the' upper end being secured under the frame 3 by bolts 6. It Will be understood that the supporting bars 4 are located upon opposite sides of the frame 3. The shafts 7 are connected at their rear ends to braces 8, which are firmly bolted to the bars 4, and the shafts are connected by bolts to these braces, las shown in Fig. 1 Bolted to the shafts 7 and to the rectangular frame 3 are arched braces 9, said. braces assisting in supporting the frame 3 and in connecting the shafts thereto. The box 10 of the truck is flared outwardly at its lower edges, as shown in Fig. 1, and said box is connected to the frame 3 by means of spacing blocks 11 bolted to the box and frame.

The bottom or floor consists of the two longitudinal rails 12, to which the iioor 13 is secured, and the metal cross braces 14, said braces being firmly bolted under the rails 12, as shown in Fig. 3. The outer ends of the braces 14 are provided with eyes 15, and con- `Ilected to these eyes by means of hooks a are the supporting and elevating chains 16.v

Journaled on top of the two side bars of the rectangular frame 3 are the winding shafts 17, said shafts being mounted in strong metal bearing brackets 18, bolted to the frame 3, and extending above the same. Suitable stop collars 19 are secured to the shafts 17 to prevent endwise. movement.

Secured to the shafts 17 are the drums 20, f

upon which the chains 16 are wound to raise and lower the bottom or floor, said chains being secured'to said drums. The chains are detachably connected to the eyes 15 of the braces 14 by means of the hooks a.

Fixed to the rear ends of the shafts 17 are worm gear wheels 21, which mesh with worms 22 on a transverse shaft 23 journaled in brackets 24 on the rear end of the frame This shaft 23 is provided with a removfor rotating the worins 22 and raisin able crank25 fitted tothe outer end thereo` an lQwerin the bottom `or iioor. *It will eob-` vious t at the gear wheels 21 may be connectedto the front ends of the shafts 17, if desired.-

Ratchet wheels 26 are fixed upon the shafts 17 near the worm gears 21, and the dogs or awls 27 are pivoted at 28 to the frame 3 for iiolding the snafts 17 against backward movement.

A pivoted latch 28X, provided with a square opening 29, is adapted to it the squared end 30 of the worm shaft23 to keep said shaft from movin while passing over rough roads. The latcll 28 is pivoted to a swiveled yoke 31 securedto one of the bearings 18. y

A cross brace 32 is secured to the end of the frame 3, said brace being provided with an e e 33 at each end, said eyes engaging the s afts 17.

The operation of my invention may be briefly described as follows After the bottom l.or floor 13 has been loaded with bricks or other material, the hooks a on the chains 16 are connected to the eyes 15 and the bottom or floor is raised by the crank 25. When the crank 25 is removed from Athe squared end 30 of the shaft 23, the latch 28 is engaged with said end 30. The bottom or floor may first be raised to its'pro er position before the bricks or other materia are placed thereon, if so desired. rhe truck or wagon is then taken to the lace of de osit and can be driven close to the sidewal The bottom or floor is then lowered to the ground and the hooks a. on the chains detached from the eyes 15. The truck mayu then pick up an empty for another load.

bottom oroor and is then returned From the foregoing it will be obvious that my invention is of comparatively simple construction, is strong and durable, is efficient in o eration, is economical in-the handling of bric s or the like and saves time.

Many changes may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and sco e of the invention as defined in the followlng claims.

IIavin thus descrlbed the invention, what is claimeil as new, is

1. In a brick truck or wagon, box or body connected l thereto formin a closed rece tacle when the bottom is raised, a bottom or oor, shafts, drums on said shafts,

a frame, a

in details of construction chains connected to said drums and said bot-f tom or floor, worm gear for raising and l'oW- ering said bottom or floor, and means for detachlng said bottom or ioor from the truck or wa on.

2. n a brick truck orwagon, a frame, a

box or body connected thereto, said box having a flaring bottom, a bottom or Hoor, and means for detaching said bottomv or floor from the truck or wagon.

3. A brick truck or'wagon comprisinga rectan ular frame, shafts mounted` to rotate on sai frame, drums on said shafts, worm gears on said shafts, a transverse shaft, worms on said shaft to en age the worm gears, ratchets and pawls or holding the shafts against back rotation, a bottom or floor, chains detachably connected to said bottom or floor and permanently connected to said drums.

` In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses..

HOWARD HENRY' oBERLY.

Witnesses:

JAMES B. OBERLY, 'JAMES MoNAel-IAN. 

